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Definition of turn something to (good) account in English:

turn something to (good) account

phrase

Turn something to one's advantage.

‘he turned his literary accomplishments to account in his pictures’

‘Tangible assets, considered simply as material objects, are inert, transient and trivial, compared with the abiding efficiency of that living structure of technology that has created them and continues to turn them to account.’

‘Of course, research in itself is no panacea, but more successful players like General Mills, Quaker Oats, Nabisco and, of course, Kraft, have turned it to good account.’

‘Further a field the Blues will look to Philip Nolan, David Bermingham, Pa and Anthony Kavanagh and Gavin and Brian Walker to gain valuable possession and turn it to account.’

‘That is not something they can sell, and they cannot turn it to good account.’

‘We say that the correct criterion is that enunciated by Justice Hill, namely, whether the athlete has turned her skill to account, and in that inquiry the subjective purpose of the athlete is a critical thing.’

‘She has not been engaged in a business activity to exploit her sporting prowess or to turn her talent to account in money.’